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Household of Thomas Mellelew (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Mellelew and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mellelew, born in 1838 in Walmersley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mellelew, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1873 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1877 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father-In-Law, Thomas (born 1808 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Samuel (born 1858 in Elton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Ann (born 1862 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Mellelew's household

Male

Thomas

Mellelew

Head
Female

Sarah

Mellelew

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Mellelew

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mellelew

Son
Male

Thomas

Hopwood

Father-In-Law
Male

Samuel

Wolstenholme

Boarder
Female

Ann

Wolstenholme

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mellelew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mellelew

Head

Married

43

1838

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mellelew

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Mellelew

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mellelew

Son

Single

4

1877

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hopwood

Father-In-Law

Widower

73

1808

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Wolstenholme

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Elton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wolstenholme

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Bury, Lancashire, England

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